The Royals

[Cartierfor3]

10 games into the season and we're tied with reigning AL Champ and AL Central favorite Cleveland.

 

I'm going to need you to dial back your positivity

it was pretty forced if i'm honest with myself

[mocat]

When you look at a 2-6 team, you're like we'll that's a garbage team.  But 4-6 is like pretty much .500 so it feels better yknow?

[420seriouscat69]

When you look at a 2-6 team, you're like we'll that's a garbage team.  But 4-6 is like pretty much .500 so it feels better yknow?

[Powercat Posse]

2-6 stretches happen, even couple times on WS Championship teams.  It was a little alarming to see a 2-6 stretch to start the year. Compound that with 19 ER in 19 bullpen Inn to start year.

KC is now 5-6 and still hasn't performed that well offensively.  But Starting pitching has been the 1 category we have an A grade and not a C/D grade so far

[Jackstack99EMAW]

Moose is looking to be a 35+ dong hitter while sal provides ample offense and defense.  Let hosmer walk, resign moose, build around moose, soler, duffy.  Moose is just now entering his prime and he looks really good at the plate, very patient while making excellent contact.

[kso_FAN]

Moose is looking to be a 35+ dong hitter while sal provides ample offense and defense.  Let hosmer walk, resign moose, build around moose, soler, duffy.  Moose is just now entering his prime and he looks really good at the plate, very patient while making excellent contact.

https://twitter.com/codybtapp/status/853043472684679169

[mocat]

Good post jackstack

[Jackstack99EMAW]

Moose is looking to be a 35+ dong hitter while sal provides ample offense and defense.  Let hosmer walk, resign moose, build around moose, soler, duffy.  Moose is just now entering his prime and he looks really good at the plate, very patient while making excellent contact.

https://twitter.com/codybtapp/status/853043472684679169

Also Moose plays a more valuable defensive position than hosmer, even if he isn't as good as hos is at first.  Rather have him and his hard contact rather than Hosmer, whose GB% is around 60 I believe, which is pretty terrible.  Also thanks mocat.

[mhkpasa]

2-6 stretches happen, even couple times on WS Championship teams.  It was a little alarming to see a 2-6 stretch to start the year. Compound that with 19 ER in 19 bullpen Inn to start year.

KC is now 5-6 and still hasn't performed that well offensively.  But Starting pitching has been the 1 category we have an A grade and not a C/D grade so far

[sys]

moose is significantly better at third basing than hosmer is at first basing, just to keep saying.

[Phil Titola]

Guys it's best you hear this from me. Kauffman doesn't have the Andrew Zimmer skewers in RF any more. I was pretty upset about it last night.

[mocat]

Good, F that guy and his stupid eyebrows

[Phil Titola]

Good, F that guy and his stupid eyebrows

Even worse....Zimmer is still there...They changed it to some gross looking thing.

[Jackstack99EMAW]

moose is significantly better at third basing than hosmer is at first basing, just to keep saying.

I don't disagree, moose is great at 3b

[The Big Train]

Guys we are good again! 

[wetwillie]

I think we are going to the World Series

[sys]

that's great news, wetwillie.  but i'd still like to sell all the pitchers now while they're all the best in the world.

[Powercat Posse]

Kennedy has now allowed just 8 HR in last 105.1 innings.  Remember he had a really bad stretch giving up the long ball last year.

His first 10 starts --- 3.03 ERA
Struggled next 10 starts, gave up 18 HR(55 Inn 36 ER)
Last 16 starts, 2.60 ERA

[bones129]

 

[wetwillie]

that's great news, wetwillie.  but i'd still like to sell all the pitchers now while they're all the best in the world.

Only one of them would bring serious value and it would be like dropping a nuke on the fan base

[sys]

good god, wetwillie.  they have zero.zero era's and you're trying to tell me we can't sell them?  stop the nonsense, wetwillie.

[cfbandyman]

That starting pitching

[Cartierfor3]

http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/04/18/struggles-come-early-and-often-for-hosmer/

[mocat]

  what a pile of garbage

[Cartierfor3]

IRL Q: have you watched Eric Hosmer bat?